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Valur (men's Football) Managers
Valur may refer to: People * Birkir Valur Jónsson (born 1998), Icelandic football player * Björn Valur Gíslason (born 1959), Icelandic politician * Guðjón Valur Sigurðsson (born 1979), Icelandic handball player * Guðni Valur Guðnason (born 1995), Icelandic discus thrower * Kristján Valur Ingólfsson (born 1947), Icelandic priest * Valur Gíslason (born 1977), Icelandic football player * Valur Ingimundarson (born 1962), Icelandic basketball player and coach * Valur Orri Valsson (born 1994), Icelandic basketball player * Valur Valsson (born 1961), Icelandic football player Places * Válur, Faroe Islands Sports * Valur (club), an Icelandic multi-sport club ** Valur (men's football) ** Valur (women's football) ** Valur (men's handball) ** Valur (women's handball) ** Valur (men's basketball) The Valur men's basketball team, commonly known as Valur, is a basketball team based in Reykjavík, Iceland. It is part of the Valur multi-sport club. History The club was f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Birkir Valur Jónsson
Birkir Valur Jónsson (born 2 November 1998) is an Iceland, Icelandic Association football, footballer who plays for Handknattleiksfélag Kópavogs, HK as a Defender (association football), right back. Club career Jónsson made his debut for HK in a 3–2 win against Knattspyrnufélag Akureyrar, KA on 27 June 2015. On 28 July 2020, he joined Spartak Trnava on loan from HK. He returned to HK in January 2021. References External links * 1998 births Living people Icelandic men's footballers, Birkir Valur Jonsson 21st-century Icelandic sportsmen, Birkir Valur Jonsson Icelandic expatriate men's footballers, Birkir Valur Jonsson Iceland men's youth international footballers, Birkir Valur Jonsson Iceland men's under-21 international footballers, Birkir Valur Jonsson Men's association football defenders Handknattleiksfélag Kópavogs players, Birkir Valur Jonsson 1. deild karla players, Birkir Valur Jonsson Úrvalsdeild karla (football) players, Birkir Valur Jonsson FC Spartak T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Válur
Válur () is a village on the Faroese island of Streymoy located in Kvívík Municipality. Its population is 49 (2015). Its postal code is FO 358. See also * List of towns in the Faroe Islands This is a list of villages (and towns) of the Faroe Islands as of 29 of April 2025. :fo:Býir í Føroyum References {{DEFAULTSORT:List Of Towns In The Faroe Islands Towns Faroe Islands The Faroe Islands ( ) (alt. the Faro ... Populated places in the Faroe Islands {{faroes-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valur (men's Basketball)
The Valur men's basketball team, commonly known as Valur, is a basketball team based in Reykjavík, Iceland. It is part of the Valur multi-sport club. History The club was founded as ''Gosi'' on 25 December 1951 and was one of the founding members of the Icelandic men's top division. On 22 December 1957 the club changed its name to ''Körfuknattleiksfélag Reykjavíkur'' (English: Reykjavík Basketball Club) and played under that name until 1970. On 3 October 1970 the club merged into Valur sports club and became its basketball department. Under the new name, Valur had considerable success in the 1980s, winning the Icelandic championship two times, in 1980 and 1983, and the Icelandic cup three times, 1980, 1981 and 1983. In 1992, Valur reached the Úrvalsdeild finals where it lost to Keflavík 2–3. In 2022, Valur won its third national championship after beating Tindastóll in the Úrvalsdeild finals. On 2 October 2022, Valur won its first Super Cup, after defeating Icel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valur (women's Handball)
The Valur women's handball team, commonly known as Valur, is the women's handball department of the Knattspyrnufélagið Valur multi-sport club. It has won the Icelandic championship 17 times. History In 2019, Valur won the Icelandic Cup for the 7th time and the national championship for the 17th time, the later after beating Fram in the Úrvalsdeild finals 3-0. Titles * Úrvalsdeild kvenna ** Winner (17) : 1962, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1983, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2019 * Icelandic Women's Handball Cup ** Winner (8) : 1988, 1993, 2000, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2019, 2022 * EHF Women's European Cup ** Winner (1) : 2025 European record Team Current squad :''Squad for the 2022-23 season'' ;Goalkeepers * 3 Sara Helgadóttir * 12 Hrafnhildur Þorleifsdóttir * 14 Saga Sif Gísládóttir ;Wingers ;RW * 5 Karlotta Kjerulf Oskarsdóttir * 19 Audur Ester Gestsdóttir ;LW * 2 Sigriður Hauksdóttir * 9 Lilja Ágústsdóttir * 11 H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valur (men's Handball)
The Valur men's handball is an Iceland professional team handball club from Reykjavík, that plays in the Úrvalsdeild karla. History The Valur men's handball team has a long history in Icelandic handball, the club is one of the most successful in the sport in Iceland: no team has won the Icelandic Championship and the Icelandic Cup as many times as the Valur men's team. The team's greatest achievement was undoubtedly reaching the final of the EHF Champions League in 1980, which it lost against the German TV Grosswallstadt. The final was played in the Munich Olympic Hall and was lost 21:12. Since then, no Icelandic club team has reached the finals of a European competition. In 2024 they won the EHF European Cup for the first time, beating Olympiacos S.F.P. in the final over two legs with 30-26 and 32-35 (62-61 agg.). Crest, colours, supporters Kit manufacturers Kits Team Current squad :''Squad for the 2023–24 season'' Technical staff * Head Coach: Ó ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valur (women's Football)
The Valur women's football team, commonly known as Valur, is the women's football department of the Valur multi-sport club. It is based in Reykjavík, Iceland, and currently plays in the Besta deild kvenna, the top-tier women's football league in Iceland. The team plays its home games at Hlíðarendi located in Reykjavík. The team's colors are red and white. Valur has won the Icelandic championship 11 times and the Icelandic Women's Cup 13 times. Recent history In 2017, the team hired Pétur Pétursson as head coach. In September 2019, Valur won the national championship for the eleventh time in its history, and first time since 2010. Titles * Besta deild kvenna: ** Winners (14): 1978, 1986, 1988, 1989, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2019, 2021 Like the year 2020, 2021 was also heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, due to the emergence of multiple Variants of SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19 variants. The major global rollout of COVID-19 vaccines, which began at the end ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valur (men's Football)
The Valur men's football team, commonly known as Valur (, ), is the men's football department of the Knattspyrnufélagið Valur multi-sport club. The club is based in Reykjavík, Iceland, and currently plays in the Besta deild karla, the top league of men's football in Iceland. The team plays its home games at Hlíðarendi in Reykjavík. The team's colours are red and white. Valur has spent most of its time in the top-flight of Icelandic football, spending only three seasons outside the top tier. Valur is one of the most successful football clubs in Iceland, with 23 Icelandic championships. Early beginnings Football arrived in Iceland before the end of the nineteenth century, and as elsewhere, became popular amongst young people. In 1908, a youth group was founded within the YMCA in Reykjavík, led by Reverend Friðrik Friðriksson. The boys of the group were active in a number of indoor and outdoor activities. By 1911, several football clubs had been founded in Reykjavík, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valur (club)
Knattspyrnufélagið Valur (, ) is an Icelandic multi-sport club based in Reykjavík, Iceland. The club is situated close to the city center, in the east side of town, on the former farmland of Hlíðarendi. The club was originally formed as part of the local YMCA to play association football, but later incorporated handball and basketball. Valur's handball section reached the EHF Champions League final in 1980. It has won the Icelandic league 22 times, more than any other Icelandic handball team. In 2019, Valur women's teams won the national championships in basketball, football, and handball, the first time that one club held all three major titles. The Valur women's basketball, Valur women's basketball team also won all four major titles during the year and 47 of their 50 games. For this feat, it was selected as the Icelandic Sports Team of the Year by the Samtök íþróttafréttamanna, Icelandic Association of Sports Journalists in an annual ceremony held by the National Ol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valur Valsson
Valur Einar Valsson (born 24 December 1961) is a retired Icelandic football midfielder. References External links Profileat Football Association of Iceland The Football Association of Iceland (, , KSÍ) is the governing body of football in Iceland. It was founded on 26 March 1947, joined FIFA the same year, and UEFA in 1954. It organises the football league, Úrvalsdeild, and the Iceland men's nat ... 1961 births Living people Valur Valsson Valur Valsson Valur Valsson Valur Valsson Men's association football midfielders Valur Valsson 20th-century Icelandic sportsmen {{Iceland-footy-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Björn Valur Gíslason
Björn Valur Gíslason (born 20 September 1959) is a former member of parliament of the Althing, the Icelandic parliament (2009–2013). He is a member of the Left-Green Movement. He has been a member of the Icelandic Delegation to the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly The Parliamentary Assembly of the OSCE (OSCE PA) is an institution of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) is a regional security-oriented intergovernmental o ... since 2009. External linksAlthing biography(Icelandic)Althing short biography(English, not updated) 1959 births Bjorn Valur Gislason Living people Bjorn Valur Gislason {{Iceland-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valur Orri Valsson
Valur Orri Valsson (born 15 June 1994) is an Icelandic basketball player. Playing career Playing the point guard position, Valur started is senior team career in 2009 at the age of 14 with Njarðvík before moving to FSu and later Keflavík. During the 2015–16 regular season, he posted career highs of 12.9 points and 5.5 assists per game, good for fourth best in the league. He played college basketball for Florida Tech from 2016 to 2020. Despite having to sit out his first season with the team due to his age, he became the schools all-time leader in assists in 2020. After his college career ended, he announced he would return to Iceland to finish the 2019–20 season with Keflavík. In May 2023, Valur Orri signed with Grindavík Grindavík () is a fishing town in the Southern Peninsula district of Iceland, not far from Þorbjörn, a tuya (a type of flat-topped, steep-sided volcano). It is one of the few towns with a harbour on this coast. Most of the inhabitants wor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valur Ingimundarson
Valur Snjólfur Ingimundarson (born 20 February 1962) is an Icelandic former basketball player and coach. He played for 20 seasons in the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild and is its highest scoring player of all time. He won the Icelandic championship eight times during his career and the Icelandic Cup twice. Denmark Valur was a player-coach for Odense BK from 1995 to 1998 and helped the club achieve promotion up two levels in two seasons and to the Danish top-tier league in 1997. He left Odense after the 1997–1998 season and to over as head coach for Tindastóll. Icelandic national team Valur is the second most capped player in the national team history, playing 164 games between 1980 and 1995. Team of the 20th century In 2001 Valur was voted to the Icelandic team of the 20th century in basketball as a player. Personal life Valur is the older brother of Sigurður Ingimundarson, the winningest coach in Icelandic basketball history, and the father of basketball player Valur Orri Va ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
